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A "watch and act" notice remained in place for Bullsbrook and surrounding areas bounded by Wanneroo Road, Old Yanchep Road, Tomar Road, McKinley Road, Brand Highway, Muchea South Road, Railway Parade, Stock West Road, Cooper Road, Neaves Road, Old Yanchep Road and Flynn Drive in the City of Swan, City of Wanneroo and the Shire of Chittering.

• Wanneroo Road and Flynn Drive • Neaves Road is open between Old Yanchep Road and Timely Hostess Mews with a speed restriction of 60 km/hr • Old Yanchep Road is reopened with a speed restriction of 40 km/hr between Hopkins Road south to Wattle Ave • Railway Parade in Bullsbrook has a speed restriction of 40 km/hr from Strachan Rd south to Stock West Road

A total fire ban for central and southern WA was declared earlier on Sunday as more than 200 firefighters battled the massive bushfire.

Arson Squad detectives attached to Strike Force Vulcan are seeking information about the fire but on Sunday morning police said there was nothing to suggest it was deliberately lit.

However, detectives would like anyone who was in the vicinity of Railway Parade in Bullsbrook around 9am on Saturday to contact them on 1800 333 000.

An emergency fire warning issued on Saturday was downgraded to a watch and act alert early Sunday morning after firefighters saved more than 100 homes from the blaze, which destroyed two derelict houses, five sheds and several powerpoles.

But the emergency warning was reinstated on Sunday afternoon.

The fire has burned through 6600 hectares of bush since it started in bushland just south of RAAF Pearce in Bullsbrook on Saturday morning. It was quickly fanned by strong winds and began burning towards the north-west.

Firefighters quickly declared an emergency warning that flames were higher than rooftops and that lives and homes were under threat.

Fire ban

A total fire ban is in place for central and southern parts of WA, including the Perth metropolitan area, Midwest-Gascoyne, Goldfields-Midlands, South-West, Lower South-West and Great Southern regions.

Any activity that could start a fire is banned.Hot work such as metal work, grinding, welding, soldering or gas cutting is not allowed unless an exemption has been granted.

People who ignore the ban could be fined up to $25,000 and/or jailed for 12 months.